Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 30, 2024
Submitted
July 1, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516MT
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53762
Aircraft time
7,287 hours, 24,485 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
407040006115FM
Part serial
A553
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main
Part time
11,065 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED A MAIN XMSN CHIP LIGHT IN FLIGHT AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN MANHATTAN, KS WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC INSPECTED ALL 3 CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND NOTHING VISIBLE ON THE CHIP DETECTORS. XMSN IS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS OF REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THE CHIP INDICATIONS.

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